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You are about to participate in a traditional Hindu...	This "welcome mat" is made by sprinkling flower petals on...	This is the band warming up.	I'm guessing the older gentlman in the middle is the...	The young lady is watching the welcome mat... it is made...
That is my friend Ramesh in the front looking at the...	The musicians come out front to "pipe" in the groom.	This is the Indian equivalent of Keith Moon (for all you...	The boys in the band.	Here the lucky guy! That's a plushy Ganesh he's holding....
That's the groom's mom on the left. The Groom's name is...	Bet you never saw a ribbon cutting cermony like this...	They do some blessings first... and then...	Snip.	Then he's in like Flint (that's a movie reference for...
He just got blessed again... I think.	The little girl is a relative... although I can't...	Getting fired up for the welcome mat.	That silver sculpture at the end is also Ganesh.	The Bride is in Blue. Her name is Asha
She's presenting a gift to... I forget.	Oh yeah the groom.	She's a very pretty lady. The groom is a lucky guy and...	Time to do the welcome mat.	The green bits they're walking on are palm leaves.
I think they lit insense at the end of the walkway. I'd...	I don't take any notes...	Please don't hate me for it...	A handsome couple indeed.	Here is my friend Ramesh again.
Mom's giving her son something, but I forget what......	Since I don't speak the language I kind of had to guess...	Here the brides brother is feeding the Groom by hand....	This is the groom's dad.	Ramesh is getting his bowl.
That is Ramesh's lovely wife Ashwini stiting next to him....	Mom and dad chillin'.	I really wish I could speak the lanugage...	It must be like a toast...	This is the guy who passes out the snacks. It was a...
This was taken at the reception in the evening. Everyone...	This is actually very early morning on the next day.	The guy in white on the left is one of the preists. ...	The guy in white on the way left is the other priest. I...	The smiling guy in the center next to the bride is the...
That black thing in the middle is for the fire.	The groom's father is waving the smoke to him. ...	He started throwing some twigs on the fire to get that...	It's just begging for some marshmellows.	We have another flower gauntlet being constructed here. ...
Downstairs we had our meals. These guys are prepping...	My host was concerned I didn't like the food. I tried to...	Got Milk?	The happy groom isn't allowed to eat until he's...	He's been fortified and is ready for round two.
Mom, son and dad.	A little blessing with some sacred herbs and...	That's my boy!	The primary priest chanted a lot and rang this here bell.	Often times the bell ringing kicked off the music.
Here is Ashwini again. Being the sister of the groom she...	And if I were taking notes I could have told you what...	So the groom is getting ready to go on a pilgramage... in...	This is the bride's flower gauntlet.	I stepped outside for a momment and spied this guy...
These are the brides hands and arms.	As part of her attire they henna these beautiful designs.	Check out her hair! Eat your heart out Videl Sasson!	This is the part of the cermony where the groom goes to...	And the band kicks in...
It's marching, pilgramage music and it rocks.	I didn't really understand the little blonde doll until...	It turns out the Ganesh Plushy has a coconut inside!	The secondary priest is prepping the groom for the...	This is the bride's flower gauntlet all finished. I...
While the groom is doing the pilgramage thing the bride...	I tought the ritual alter was very colorful.	I just love her hair!	Now we head out on the pilgramage. That's the temple...	I love this image of the old and the new... temple......
The secondary priest was a big hit, because they were...	The way I understood is that the groom is talking about...	And the bride's father says to him...	Sorry... there's another music break.	"My name is PRINCE. And I am funky! When it comes to...
More gifts... this guy was making out!	So the father of the bride says...	I will offer my daughter to you so you can marry her and...	Wouldn't you?	"Beautiful wife or pilgramage? Hmmmm I think that's an...
Time for the flower gauntlet! I think that little girl...	Pointing the way to happiness I think...	These are some Hindu Gods who adorn the window over the...	So the groom came back from the pilgramage... which he...	She's deep in thought.
He came back for me... No stupid tiger is going to get...	The groom is ready!	Wait for it.... Wait for it...	There she is!	She's getting blessed with this sacred herb which I...
The priest is telling him he made the right choice... and...	The priest on the other hand must have taken the...	being a priest and all...	Foot hygene is important at any special occasion.	This is the actual tieing the knot ceremony.
The primary priest is chanting this whole time.	This guy is a world class chanter. I don't know what he...	This tray is full of sacred spices, herbs and stuff. I...	Girls on one side, guys on the other.	This tray is on fire... literally... bottom right corner.
Believe it or knot this is knot the knot tieing...	Wrist bracelet knot tieing means something else.	The groom was thinking, "Damn! This is never coming off!"	I liked this shot for the reverse zoom effect.	Please indulge my artistic impulses.
Now the groom get's to tie one on.	Not as easy as it looks huh Harsha?	Coconuts are very important in this ceremony.	Kind of like wheat being the staff of life and all. ...	Ok! Now we're ready to tie the knot.
This is it. This is the necklace that says, "She's mine!"	She'll never take it off... except to shower probably. ...	"Whoa... this is it. The reason we came here."	I've discovered that all brides do cry during their...	It was very sweet and she is a lovely bride.
The knot has been tied.	I now pronounce you...	Man and wife.	And the priest is still chanting.	and all the past two days activities will soon come to a...
As an interesting side note... These ceremonies used to...	But because of modern business realities and so many...	Indians aren't big on public displays of affection. ...	Here is one last shot of Ashwini and Ramesh. I was very...

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